ENR Construction

JANUARY 12, 2021

Predictions for the engineering, construction and infrastructure industry

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Lets Build

JANUARY 15, 2021

How many times have you driven to the construction site full of frustration because you had to attend yet another progress meeting that you know won’t lead anywhere? And how many times have you left the room after a meeting, feeling even more disoriented and disheartened than before? Free ebook: Why WhatsApp and Excel aren’t enough for running complex construction projects.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 11, 2021

Photo courtesy Wasco. by Steven Saffell. The sounds of transportation, construction, and industry—of civilization itself—are stimulating to some as part of the vitality of the urban environment. Yet, over the long haul, these sounds become intrusive when they filter into indoor environments. Numerous studies document there is much more at stake than mere annoyance, as the effects of background noise suppress productivity, learning, and healing within offices, schools, and hospitals, respectively

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 14, 2021

Why Virtualization is Now the Biggest Trend in AEC. Elizabeth Manning. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:45. In a COVID-19 world, owners and executives understand the importance of a strong business continuity plan more than ever. Ensuring that an in-office environment can be virtualized and extended for remote workers is paramount in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and firms must have the capability to support some to all their employees in this nontraditional setting.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 10, 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133, signed into law by President Trump on December 27th, extended the 45L energy efficient home $2,000 tax credit, which had been scheduled to expire last year, to cover qualified new energy efficient homes sold or leased through 2021. And yes, regular readers of this blog will notice that I am writing about the same Act of Congress I posted about last week, but the $2.3 trillion, 5,593 page bill, the second largest ever passed by Congress, provid

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 13, 2021

Haugland Group preserved through the global pandemic and was awarded Viewpoint's Greatest Pivot on a Project award during Collaborate 2020.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 15, 2021

The following is the transcript from an interview with Fred Rine, FDRsafety CEO. To view the interview please visit the FDRsafety Youtube Channel. I’m often asked, “what makes for a successful safety program?” And I’m going back through my career and is has to start at the top – in the board room and then from the CEO to the president, from executive management to frontline management, all the way down to the hourly employees.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Furthermore, of this 5%, most of the applications have not leveraged, or even been designed to leverage the full valued of Lean.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 9, 2021

Petra is famous for its rock-cut monuments like sanctuaries, tombs, and temples. These monuments are located in the Shera alps of Jordan, situated.

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As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 10, 2021

Home Plans for a Post-COVID Reality. cbroderick. Sun, 01/10/2021 - 17:40. Larry W. Garnett, FAIBD, House Review Lead Designer. History tells us that the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic resulted in long-lasting changes to home design, including easier-to-clean materials, such as white subway tile and linoleum floors. In this current pandemic and its aftermath, it’s our responsibility as design and building professionals to create housing that not only helps prevent the spread of infectious disease but

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 12, 2021

Photos courtesy American Institute of Concrete. by Michelle L. Wilson, FACI. The American Concrete Institute (ACI) published ACI 301-20, Specifications for Concrete Construction , in October 2020. This standard specification establishes criteria for concrete construction that can be incorporated by reference into contract documents. ACI 301 is written to the contractor.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2021

A critical learning for any facilities management professional and real property owner is that RELATIONSHIPS drive Construction QUALITY improvement and COST REDUCTION. Volumes have been written about the excessive waste and low productivity of of the architecture, engineering, and construction sector. Unfortunately, most of the writing have not provided a solution.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 10, 2021

Construction of the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge started on November 23, 1938, and was opened to the public on July 1, 1940. It was constructed in.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 11, 2021

Are You Ready for Build to Rent? cbroderick. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 06:00. More builders and investors are testing the waters of the single-family build-to-rent sector as consumers seek affordable housing options and to lease rather than buy. John Caulfield, Contributing Editor. On Oct. 13, ResiBuilt Homes , a 2018 startup that exclusively develops and builds dedicated rental communities (DRCs) of market-rate single-family homes, sold six projects in progress in Atlanta—a total of 537 homes at build-

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BD+C

JANUARY 12, 2021

Two new net-zero hotel projects could be a sign of things to come for the hospitality industry , which is ripe for efficiency improvement. The industry comprises about 10% of all commercial real estate in the U.S., and has the highest energy use intensity (EUI) of all CRE sectors. The projects, the William Penn Hotel in San Francisco, and a new boutique hotel in New Haven, Conn., are on target to be the industry’s first net-zero buildings.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 15, 2021

Efficient Facilities Operations and Maintenance Planning involves integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery support mechanisms. These are fundamental to achieving best value repair, renovation, and maintenance outcomes. Develop, link, de-conflict, and prioritize realistic and achievable project work scopes. Provide auditable, accurate, credible, dynamic, disciplined, standardized, cost requirements.

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Learn Civil Engineering

JANUARY 10, 2021

Today, we will talk about the different types of roof trusses, components of roof trusses, the design of roof trusses, and many more things related to the roof truss. Firstly, we just discuss what is roof truss and what are the benefits of roof trusses. What is a Roof Truss? Roof trusses are made of […].

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 12, 2021

Residential Construction Employment Outperforms National Employment. cbroderick. Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:22. As overall nonfarm payroll employment decreased in December amid rising COVID-19 cases, residential construction jobs increased. Nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 140,000 in December, making it the first month of losses after seven consecutive months of gains, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

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BD+C

JANUARY 13, 2021

From July through October of 2020, national construction costs rose, on average, by 0.25%, based on 14 markets in North America tracked by the construction consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), which has just released its North America Construction Cost report for the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 15, 2021

Construction cost transparency assures Client Value, and make no mistake, 2021 will be a difficult year. Contractors that are more transparent can convince building owners that procuring through them will yield good value; and be much more likely to win business and develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationship. The construction planning, procurement, and deliver method and the associated use of locally researched detailed unit price cost data can play an significant role in achieving both

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 15, 2021

Doosan Bobcat North America announced a strategic equity investment with Ainstein AI, Inc., a startup radar technologies company, to continue the development of next-generation radar sensor systems.

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Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 11, 2021

How We Built The New American Home 2021. ibush. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 10:35. A first-person account of the annual show home’s construction . Katie Kovac. As anyone who builds homes is well aware, 2020 was a challenging year. But while restaurants, retailers, and sports venues were shut down to help curb the spread of a viral pandemic, residential building carried on. including the construction of the 38th annual New American Home in Winter Park, Fla.

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BD+C

JANUARY 11, 2021

Built on a repurposed brownfield site to replace the existing Mukilteo ferry terminal, the new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal provides more space for vehicle holding and separates pedestrian and vehicle boarding with an overhead walkway for safer, more efficient loading, especially for people with disabilities. The new facility includes a 5,865-sf terminal, a 4,193-sf maintenance building, and a 828-sf toll plaza.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 11, 2021

General contractors expects the 2021 commercial construction outlook to be far from robust. Following a year in which 44% of firms reported they had projects canceled many construction companies will need to focus upon survival. 2021 projects have already begun to be delayed or cancelled. 2021 Construction Outlook – Contractor’s Perspective.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 14, 2021

Skydio, a U.S.-based drone manufacturer, is working to bring about “the age of AI driven autonomy” in the drone segment. With this idea drones are no longer powered by manual operations, but are defined by software and AI with native obstacle avoidance.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 14, 2021

Fewer Kitchen Remodels Include Open Floor Plans, Reports Houzz. cbroderick. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 10:23. After the pandemic revealed the impractical side of many popular design trends, professionals and homeowners are making some changes this year. The flaws of open floor plans became clear as more homes became offices, classrooms, and daycare. Going into 2021, fewer homeowners and remodelers are opening up their kitchens to other spaces, according to Houzz’s recent survey.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 13, 2021

Alabama’s "Rocket City" has been selected as the preferred location for the headquarters of the new U.S. Space Command. - Read: U.S. Space Command Headquarters Headed To Huntsville at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2021

Best value FM (facilities management) involves change management. While many organizations are demanding more, despite the availability of fewer resources, few facilities management professionals can meet the challenge. Achievement of basic goals, such as those listed below, is attainable only through changing the ‘status quo’ Reduce operating costs Improve overall satisfaction Extend asset life.

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